The first holidaymakers fleeing the Rhodes wildfires are due to arrive in Northern Ireland later
The Greek fire service told the BBC that new fires have started on Rhodes, with people in Platanistos evacuated on Monday night.Wildfires have also began in other parts of Europe, such as the Italian island of Sicily
"The reports, the imagery, the videos are stark and frightening; the reality is… there have been no injuries, no deaths and no casualties," he told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster programme.Image caption, Some airlines are continuing to fly tourists out to Rhodes as normal, like Ryanair. It's currently offering no flexibility for customers wanting to move to another date.
Richard Williams, from the Northern Ireland Consumer Council, said package holiday customers who wished to cancel their trip would be entitled to a refund if it was "impossible for that holiday to go ahead".
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